Prix Miesque

Prix Miesque

Group 3 race
Location	Maisons-Laffitte France
Inaugurated	2001
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Website	france-galop.com
Race information
Distance	1,400 metres (7f)
Surface	Turf
Track	Straight
Qualification	Two-year-old fillies excluding Group 2 winners
Weight	56 kg Penalties 2½ kg if two Group 3 wins 1½ kg if one Group 3 win
Purse	€80,000 (2016) 1st: €40,000

The Prix Miesque is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Maisons-Laffitte over a distance of 1,400 metres (about 7 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late October or early November.

History

The event is named after Miesque, a successful French-trained filly in the late 1980s. It was established in 2001, and the inaugural running was won by Contemporary.

The Prix Miesque replaced the Prix Saint-Roman, a race last staged in 2000. Its predecessor was traditionally contested by juveniles of either gender, but was restricted to fillies in its last three years.

Records

Leading jockey (4 wins):

• Christophe Soumillon – Contemporary (2001), Topeka (2011), Lacarolina (2013), Aboulie (2015)

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Leading trainer (3 wins):

• Criquette Head-Maarek – Dalna (2003), Quiet Royal (2005), Magic America (2006)
• David Smaga – Modern Look (2007), Stefer (2008), Lixirova (2009)

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Leading owner:

• Jean-Claude Seroul - Izalia (2010), Ameenah (2014)

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2001	Contemporary	Christophe Soumillon	Robert Collet	All. La Nuova Sbarra	1:40.90
2002	White Rose	Waldemar Hickst	Andreas Trybuhl	Stall Primero	1:32.70
2003	Dalna	Olivier Peslier	Criquette Head-Maarek	Ghislaine Head	1:28.10
2004	Stella Blue	Thierry Thulliez	Pascal Bary	Ecurie Stella Maris	1:30.60
2005	Quiet Royal	Olivier Peslier	Criquette Head-Maarek	Wertheimer et Frère	1:26.00
2006	Magic America	Christophe Lemaire	Criquette Head-Maarek	Tony Ryan	1:24.90
2007	Modern Look	Stéphane Pasquier	David Smaga	Khalid Abdullah	1:27.10
2008	Stefer	Dominique Boeuf	David Smaga	Wafic Saïd	1:29.40
2009	Lixirova	Gregory Benoist	David Smaga	Omar Sharif	1:31.80
2010	Izalia	Franck Blondel	Frédéric Rossi	Jean-Claude Seroul	1:29.90
2011	Topeka	Christophe Soumillon	Robert Collet	Gerry Oldham	1:28.90
2012	Aquatinta	Olivier Peslier	Henri-Alex Pantall	Haras de Bernesq	1:32.70
2013	Lacarolina	Christophe Soumillon	Jean-Claude Rouget	Carli / Augustin-Normand	1:31.90
2014	Ameenah	Franck Blondel	Frédéric Rossi	Jean-Claude Seroul	1:30.49
2015	Aboulie	Christophe Soumillon	Jean-Claude Rouget	Haras D'Etreham	1:32.10
2016	Dame Du Roi	Aurelian Lemaitre	Freddy Head	Ades-Hazan & Puerari	1:27.90

See also

• List of French flat horse races

References

• Racing Post:
  • "2001"., "2002"., "2003"., "2004"., "2005"., "2006"., "2007"., "2008"., "2009"., "2010".
  • "2011"., "2012"., "2013"., "2014"., "2015"., "2016".

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• france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix Miesque.
• galopp-sieger.de – Prix Miesque.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix Miesque (2016).
• pedigreequery.com – Prix Miesque – Maisons-Laffitte.